The Hidden Fortress - Criterion Collection (1960) USA
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Director:Akira Kurosawa
Studio:Criterion
Rating:4.5 (86 votes)
Rated:Unrated
Date Added:2007-10-19
ASIN:B00005B1ZL
UPC:9780780021952
Price:$29.95
Genre:Action & Adventure
Release:2001-05-22
IMDb:0435130
Duration:139
Picture Format:Widescreen
Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
Sound:Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Languages:Japanese
Subtitles:English
Features:Black and White
Akira Kurosawa  ...  (Director)
  ...  (Writer)
 
ToshirĂ´ Mifune  ...  
Misa Uehara  ...  
Minoru Chiaki  ...  
Kamatari Fujiwara  ...  
Takashi Shimura  ...  
Marilyn Manson  ...  JFK / Herr Doktor / Various (archive footage)
Rose McGowan  ...  Jackie O (archive footage)
Matthew McGrory  ...  Giant with Cross (archive footage)
Dita Von Teese  ...  Girl In Martini Glass (archive footage)
Billy Zane  ...  Agent In Limo (archive footage)
Summary: A general and a princess must dodge enemy clans while smuggling the royal treasure out of hostile territory with two bumbling, conniving peasants at their sides; it's a spirited adventure that only Akira Kurosawa could create. Acknowledged as a primary influence on George Lucas' Star Wars, "The Hidden Fortress" delivers Kurosawa's inimitably deft blend of wry humor, breathtaking action and humanist compassion on an epic scale. The Criterion Collection is proud to present this landmark motion picture in a stunning, newly-restored Tohoscope edition.